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"24 Hours Is Like Three Weeks!"

That woman in Jaws who yells “Twenty-four hours is like three weeks!” has irked me since I was 7 years old. Or by her math, 45 years old.
Currently Listening: A Short Album About Love (Divine Comedy, 1997)

A Short Album About Love might be baroque pop band Divine Comedy at their finest, Casanova notwithstanding. Actually, founding member Neil...
SuperLowBudge Radio - The Specimen 37 One

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On Charm: An Ellen Lubin-Sherman Quote

Ellen Lubin-Sherman Some years back I did some editing for a style/fashion writer in NYC, Ellen Lubin-Sherman . She was a hoot. She once tol...
I made the hell outta this tuna steak

Tonight I made tuna steak topped with nectarine salad over baby mixed greens. It's simple, summery, tasty and under 500 calories. Star...
Tits the Season

It's not the teat, it's the humid titty. Be kind to the 'neathage, ladies!
The Destructive Myth of "I Don't See Color"

I wandered into the TV room where my little brother was splayed out on the rug watching Miami Vice. I had just turned fourteen and my room...
Two Cunts on a Friday

I legit felt joy that someone took time out of their day to tweet this. So does anyone have any questions for the mental patients about what...
UnPoPuLar OpiNioNs (Things That Are Not For Me)

Sex while swimming Nope. Here's a thing that only works in fiction. In real life, having sex in water is terrible on several levels. ...

To Blog or Not To Blog (And If So, Where?): A Round-up of blogging platforms

There has been some talk in recent weeks about blogging--whether it's still relevant, who is doing it, and what is the best platform. We...
Currently Listening: A Short Album About Love (Divine Comedy, 1997)

A Short Album About Love might be baroque pop band Divine Comedy at their finest, Casanova notwithstanding. Actually, founding member Neil...
"24 Hours Is Like Three Weeks!"

That woman in Jaws who yells “Twenty-four hours is like three weeks!” has irked me since I was 7 years old. Or by her math, 45 years old.
On Charm: An Ellen Lubin-Sherman Quote

Ellen Lubin-Sherman Some years back I did some editing for a style/fashion writer in NYC, Ellen Lubin-Sherman . She was a hoot. She once tol...
The Destructive Myth of "I Don't See Color"

I wandered into the TV room where my little brother was splayed out on the rug watching Miami Vice. I had just turned fourteen and my room...
"The Book Was Better?" But Let Me Tell You About Jaws (Book vs Movie)

Jaws is my favorite movie, but to be frank, I hated the book. I don't like Peter Benchley's writing at all, may he rest in peace. Th...
Library Bear

When in doubt, go to the Library.
Losing Your Religion? Consider an Upgrade!

A Short Primer for the Spiritually Conflicted If your thousands-of-years-old religion's definition of "dec...
Me and the Loony Bin

Self-Portrait The first time I went into the mental hospital was in early 2014. I'd been fired from my job at the end of Nove...
The 2026 Winter Olympics Mark the 12th Anniversary of my Psychotic Break (February 2014)

Well. The Olympics are on TV again. It's Day One. That means it's the 12th anniversary of my wholly unexpected, life-altering and re...

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